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Saturday 30 May 2009

Monsieur de la Quintinie

This is the creator of the King's vegetable garden, Jean-Baptiste de la Quintinie (1624-1688), standing watching the plants grow. A gardener and agronomist, he imagined the garden and made it happen in an area that was nothing but marshes.
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Voici le créateur du potager du roi, Jean-Baptiste de la Quintinie (1624-1688), observant son oeuvre, dans une zone qui n'était à l'époque que marécages. Ceux qui voudraient en savoir plus sur le jardinier et agronome peuvent cliquer ici.
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17 comments:

  1. PERBS30/5/09 00:36

    I shall have to look him up and find out a little more about his garden plans. Sounds like a wodnerful project!

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  2. PERBS30/5/09 00:37

    I meant wonderful.

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  3. VP30/5/09 00:55

    Interesting statue honoring a gardener (and agronimist). A well deserved monument.

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  4. Lowell30/5/09 01:53

    Two very excellent shots. From what we saw, this man certainly deserves a statue as he did a magnificent job...and I'm glad to see him continue to look over his work.

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  5. Clueless in Boston30/5/09 03:37

    I like your second shot with the flower in the foreground, matching the one Monsieur Quintinie is holding in his hand. Nice composition.

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  6. Sharon30/5/09 06:52

    I love the second also, with the rose in the foreground. Beautifully done. Your use of color is always so fresh.

    Sharon

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  7. Dina30/5/09 08:13

    He makes an elegant "scarecrow" for his garden.

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  8. Catherine30/5/09 08:14

    Son potager éternel lui a survécu.....on peut même acheter la production, il me semble.
    Il ne me manquait que son nom, pour qu'il passe à la postérité. C'est fait.

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  9. crocrodyl30/5/09 12:58

    He deserved on such statue:) He did a great job, no doubt!

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  10. Unknown30/5/09 14:05

    Gardeners had such important roles those days! The 2nd shot is lovely!

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  11. Small City Scenes30/5/09 15:03

    Well good for him!!! I am making a garden where there was nothing but big trees and nobody is building a statue for me. ha!! MB

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  12. Unknown30/5/09 18:00

    Too often the gardener or designer of these parks and gardens are forgotten. I think it's great that this one is not!

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  13. raf30/5/09 18:50

    Lovely compositions, Ciel. The king certainly knew the importance of eating his veggies.

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  14. Becky31/5/09 17:40

    That's a really cool bit of history. I also really like that second photo with the beautiful rose in the forefront.

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  15. EG CameraGirl31/5/09 22:05

    I very much seeing gardeners appreciated. ;-)

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  16. stromsjo3/6/09 22:08

    Just goes to show that imagination can change the world. Well captured.

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  17. tapirgal24/3/10 02:20

    I didn't seet this post before. Thanks for the hint about the key words. I love what you did with the flower in the foreground!

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